Mexico vs United States: Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio
Mexico
307,412 one-year-olds
in 2023
United States
260,243 one-year-olds
in 2023
Mexico rank
17th
United States rank
19th
Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio over time
- Mexico
- United States
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 307,412 one-year-olds against 260,243 one-year-olds in United States, a difference of 47,169 one-year-olds.
That makes Mexico's figure about 1.2 times United States's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Mexico ahead.
Mexico ranks 17th and United States ranks 19th of 194 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 2 and United States in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 161,694 one-year-olds | 148,620 one-year-olds | 13,074 one-year-olds | Mexico |
| 1990s | 245,478 one-year-olds | 597,728 one-year-olds | 352,250 one-year-olds | United States |
| 2000s | 61,544 one-year-olds | 329,928 one-year-olds | 268,385 one-year-olds | United States |
| 2010s | 228,690 one-year-olds | 273,985 one-year-olds | 45,295 one-year-olds | United States |
| 2020s | 425,768 one-year-olds | 269,664 one-year-olds | 156,104 one-year-olds | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio, Mexico or United States?
- Mexico, at 307,412 one-year-olds against 260,243 one-year-olds in United States as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio between Mexico and United States?
- 47,169 one-year-olds, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and United States?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
- How do Mexico and United States rank globally for number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio?
- Mexico ranks 17th and United States ranks 19th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against polio. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of one-year-olds who have not had the third dose of either the oral or inactivated polio vaccine in a given year.